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After all the abuse Jeremy's fans have taken, The Devil and Jeremy has decided to throw a bone for you poor souls to chew on so you will keep coming back. Enjoy it now because Jeremy and the Devil will love it even more after you all get skinned alive...

When everything is said and done, Lin has to find a way to fit with Harden, since it's clear that Rockets considers Harden to be their number 1 asset. Parsons is getting a lot of points with Harden, so it can be done, if you have a reliable shooting.

True, but on a day when Harden and Parsons are redhot, Lin is being smart by getting out of the way, and contributing on defence (which I must say he is doing very well today) and being efficient when he gets to shoot

Let JLin handle the ball and set up Harden or Parsons in 2nd half and the Rox will get this win. Play otherwise and it'll be another loss. That's what I would do if I were Sampson, but knowing Sampson, he will screw this one up somehow. Me knocking on wood....

I would only do that if things change drastically. Harden and Parsons have been the primary ball handlers today and the Rockets scored 72 in 48 mins. Maybe if the refs stop giving Harden the calls and Parsons goes cold

Honestly it's really frustrating watching this kind of basketball from jlin. He has hardly shot any free throws recently because of lack of aggression. When I see him get the inbound pass n immediately pass to Harden, I just cringe before he even cross the half court. Where is the fearless jlin we all knew? Is this because of the injury or system? I don't get it. Yes parson is hot n James is hot, but watching James go 1 on 1 while everyone watches is he ugliest defense.

Jeremy can't get a whistle -- Tyson flops and trips him...TO on Jeremy. Jeremy gets shoved on a fast-break...no call. But he's driving and finishing consistently despite refs pocketing their whistles against him.

This is why I can't stand NBA most of the time. It's way too dependent on refs. Harden gets calls no matter how light the contact is. Jeremy never gets calls unless he's mugged...even then it's not guaranteed.

I'm currently in TX and of course a JLin supporter. It sucks when the Knicks are playing horrendously with a lack of discipline and class. It sucks again when JLin looks like his pre-linsanity self. It's nice to see him with some points but to be objective.... he has very little impact in this game right now (in my opinion, it's mainly due to the lack of connection with his teammates seen in his drop in assist).

Can anyone run an analysis to see how many times each player passes to Lin? It will say something about their individual relationships.

Jaynu, it's actually Houston's system which is not PG dominant so that's why he doesn't always get touches in every possession. And Harden and Parsons have the hot hands these game so they're getting a lot more touches.

my goodness our boy needed that 3 like a nomad needs water in the desert! great hit by j, hope it sparks some confidence! nice steal on melo to spark a fast break. rockets running knicks off the floor.

i've decided not to watch the game but i couldn't help it. Might as well check the 4th quarter. I wanted the rockets to win because Jlin needed this. So imagine my surprise when its a 20 point lead. I wont make excuses for the knicks.

I don't care how this game ends. Despite refs aggressively hurting him, Jeremy consistently drove to the rim and finished solidly. He hit a 3 to break his 0-for streak. He forced steals (the scorer missed 1-2). He rebounded. He even smiled.

His teammates blew 3-4 easy assists for him, but who cares...he's been making great passes all season. His assist numbers will go up in the second half of the season once this young team plays together more.

Why the hell you all always have some bad to say about his game? First time I see the Rox play with confidence, and heck first time I see JLin plays with confidence. He's not going to make everything. The game is exciting to watch, and he does it to his old team. So just enjoy it for once and leave all the negatives unsaid.

Although Lin played decently, he needs to drive and finish those shots. Anyway, I don't think Lin had a real impact on the game though. At least, he finished with 50% shooting, the highest for this season. I would call it even with Felton's performance.

Are you fkking serious dude? No impact on the game? Playing the best D, hustled for every dead ball, dive on the floor for lose ball, hit his 3 pointer, set up for open jump shots for his team mates. What was it again>? Didn't have a real impact on the game? I'm speechless.

For the most part, Houston has been in most games despite shooting a lot of threes and not making that many. The only explanation is the defense. Lin is a great defensive player, and Felton really struggled at the beginning. Yes, Felton got hot later on in the game but it was too little, too late.

Agreed. Lin played great D and grabbed 7 rebounds. He most definitely had an impact. The game isn't as simple as it seems. Without his impact, we don't know how the chemistry of the game would have unfolded. And of course, this is true for all the other players who played well. It's NOT easy to play well in the NBA. And every single time you do it, it's a HUGE deal.

troll post. Eb is blind, did you see him crawl on the floor under Carmelo to steal the ball and poke Felton from behind and bring the crowd with that 3 pointer? Lin is the floor general and he's shown it tonight.

Hustle play for sure, but no floor general. Just the same handing over the ball to Harden and getting out of the way. Lin did try to drive to the rim more but couldn't finish a lot of them. Otherwise he would have had 20 points. Don't be an elfish.

As the saying goes Pride Come before a Fall for a couple of anti- Lin guys on the Knicks. Lin kept his humility and fought back on this one. Well done Jeremy ! Let's hope this can be the momentum you can build on going forward.

Do we really have to compare who is better/worse? Lin played a nice game albeit not a superb one. Felton played well too. Yet, this is a team sport. Lin's teammates lift Lin up with this game. Knick didn't. That is it. The game is not decided by two players.

If you go to realgm NYK, they're pretty annoyed with Felton. They said he played for himself rather than the team, and its was obvious that Felton was making it a Felton vs Lin thing rather than playing for the team.

Eh, Felton is a high volume shooter in this Knicks offence and if anything he took FEWER shots than he normally does. He is averaging 14.6 shots a game this season. In this game he only took 11 shots, making 6 of them.

I actually liked the way Felton played on the offence. The few times he tried to drive he was choked off by Lin. Instead, he started relying on getting good shots on the perimeter when Lin rotated off him or when Harden was assigned to him. That's smart, efficient play.

The fact that Felton had a decent game is not a knock on Lin, you know...

one glaring hole in the knicks team is they are out rebounded even if they are winning. Once the shot aren't falling they are screwed. This game just reminded them that they still need Amare in their team.

The offensive efficiency today was off the charts. Asik had 18 pts on 11 shots, Parsons had 31 on 17 and Harden had 33 on 15. Nobody should blame Lin for deferring tonight when three players are going off in that manner. He's not a stat-line stuffer for its own sake.

By then JLin should be close to 100%. Its going to be a nice game. Rockets will want to torch Knicks - JLin will play his heart out - Douglas as well - Knicks are going to be under pressure - protecting homecourt thats cheering for JLin :)

People say he is humble and stuff but we all know he loves to be upstage!

Lin needs to learn to play off Harden like Parsons. When he can shoot that well, he can demand more touches like Parsons.

The Rockets will never let Lin be the primary handler with the presence of Harden but it doesn't mean he can't score and have an impact on offense. Lin just needs to shoot the ball especially the 3s better.

I am more pleased with the Rockets W-I-N-N-I-N-G this game compared to Lin having scored 25 points and having 10 assists. That may sound crazy to some of you, but win demands more honor than stats. PERIOD.

especially because Rockets is a young team. I didnt watch the the first three quarters but i saw in the knicks forum that defense focused on Lin and forgot about harden. So harden was able to penetrate and got those many free throws. And lin even with the defense on him still shot 50 percent. the world is a weird place.

Game in NYC will be awesome. Jeremy can work on his shot and then return and start draining jumpers in MSG. I was talking to some Knicks fans during Thanksgiving and they were so mad/upset that Jeremy was no longer a Knick. Everyone wanted to see it play out. Even though the Knicks are winning, the FANS are simply not having as much fun.

Heard the great news that Rockets beats Knicks big time, cheers! I am one kind of fan of Jeremy Lin. When you guys say he didn't play well, I don't watch the game (reply), when you guys say he plays great, I will watch the game, so I am always a winner.

Lin still need to play within himself. His game is gradually coming to him. No need to be pressing or forcing shots, esp when his team has a big lead. Two avoidable TOs today. This game might be the turning point. Hitting that 3 pointer is a big confidence booster.

Happy that houston get this one! Not like that Knicks is the main target team to beat but knowing that many noise waiting to get out there n knowing some Knicks players like carm_lo n jr smith would love to beating down the rockets mostly Lin, I am so glad they get this one with near 30 pts! Wow..seriously the Knicks start strong. At first I was worry. I can't believe Carmelo get 7 turnovers

At least I give Carm and his agent the credit for kicking Lin out by barking loud: Otherwise, Lin would have naively given the Nits a major discount before the free agency; and then Lin would have been promptly traded!!! No waiting period to trade Lin then.... If they had matched, then Lin would have been trade next Summer, after toiling as a backup.

Actually, Lin and the Knicks had an understanding after the Bird rights hearing that Lin would pursue a contract on the market.

The only known negative comment from Anthony was the "ridiculous" one when a reporter asked him about the 25/3 offer. Nothing before that. In fact, before free agency, Anthony was part of Woodson's 'recruiting' dinner with Lin. Lin has maintained that his personal experience with Anthony was Anthony was a good, helpful teammate.

The Knicks played badly, but watching Harden and Parsons's roles firming up as the team's 1 and 2, and projecting what Lin could do in Felton's PG role, there are still thoughts of what might have been.

Lin can only get better from here on now, together with his young teammates. On the other hand, Carmelo perhaps realizes one more time that, even he himself is playing well, he can't go far with the current Knicks team comprises of slow back court and non-existing rebounding.

I said this before that, while the Nits are better team this season (in my opinion, on paper 25-35% upgrade overall; enough to make 4th or 5th in EC - on paper), their first 6 wins to start was a fool's gold (a hype) because they played either poor teams or 76er (2x) without their 2 big stars.

Wait..... I know some will nit pick this. They also played the Heat in their first game, but due to the Superstorm Sandy, the Heat felt that the game should even be played. Wade donated his day's paycheck to the relief efforts and the Nits gave a heartfelt speech to the fans for coming out to see them play.